Last year, along with her boyfriend and photographer Jon Sneden, Lisa Salzer launched George Frost as a brother brand to Lulu Frost.

New York City-based jewelry designer Lisa Salzer started Lulu Frost, a favorite brand of Michelle Obama and Taylor Swift, out of her Dartmouth dorm room in 2004. Last year, along with her boyfriend, professional ballet dancer Marlon Taylor-Wiles, and photographer Jon Sneden, she launched George Frost as a brother brand to Lulu.

“My main challenge was dealing with the fact that not every design style can be made,” says Taylor-Wiles. “Fortunately, that doesn’t happen too often, as our production team is awesome.”

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The label has lately collaborated with designer Michael Bastian on a collection with a pronounced Japanese influence. “Japanese culture is so rich in history and style,” Taylor-Wiles says. “I have had the amazing opportunity to tour the world as a contemporary ballet dancer. This really allowed me to open my eyes and find inspiration everywhere.”

The search for the new has taken him to some strange places. “We tried to do some work with a group of Vietnam veterans who live in the mountains of North Carolina,” he says. “We called several times, and every time they would just hang up on us. Eventually, they heard us out. Their only response was, ‘If you want to talk to us, get your ass in a car and come talk to us in person.’ Two days later, we were sitting at a table, in the mountains, with six of the most dangerous men on the planet.”

“I was noticing that a lot of curvy, beautiful women love the jeans and the denim line, and I thought why not partner with Ashley Stewart and come up with a great selection together?” said La La Anthony, who is teaming with Ashley Stewart, the plus-size retailer, to create a capsule collection that goes online today and will hit stores this week, writes @lisajlockwood .
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One of Oribe’s most memorable hairstyles for longtime client Jennifer Lopez was the “hyperbolic” ‘60s bouffant he created for her for the Oscars in 2002. The late hairstylist’s web site said that while many critics panned the look, “Lopez had the good taste to absolutely love it.” More on Oribe, who has died at 62, on WWD.com.
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Oribe Canales, a celebrity hairstylist who rose to fame before launching his eponymous line of styling products, has died, a company spokeswoman confirmed. He was 62.
Canales was known as one of the industry’s great hairdressers. He worked with celebrities including Jennifer Lopez and models including Naomi Campbell. He was a mainstay at fashion week, where he designed runway-ready locks for big names like Chanel, before going on to launch his product line.
Members of the beauty community took to Instagram Monday to share their sorrows writes @_a_collins . More on WWD.com.
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Surprise! This shot of Marc Jacobs walking into his surprise birthday party back in April made our list of the best party photos of 2018.
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